Improve Sales & Margins with Scalable Data Onboarding

SDM can be used to import information into any system used for storing product records.

No. Supplier Data Manager can be used on its own as a stand alone product. No Akeneo PIM is needed

SDM can be used with external users or solely internally. While we encourage supplier-distributor collaboration, you can use the whole product internally and save tremendous amount of time.

Akeneo Supplier Data Manager (SDM) collects product data from suppliers through structured onboarding workflows, standardized templates, and automated validation processes.

Instead of relying on unstructured spreadsheets and email exchanges, SDM provides a centralized portal where suppliers can submit product information in a consistent, guided format.

With Akeneo SDM, businesses can:

• Share standardized product data templates with suppliers
• Define required attributes and validation rules
• Allow suppliers to upload product information directly
• Automatically check data for completeness and accuracy
• Track submission status and approvals

This structured approach ensures that incoming supplier data meets predefined quality standards before it enters the core product information system. By reducing manual back-and-forth communication and eliminating inconsistent file formats, SDM improves data quality at the source.

Akeneo SDM ensures supplier data quality by enforcing standardized templates, validation rules, and structured workflows before product information enters your core system.

Rather than accepting inconsistent spreadsheets or incomplete submissions, SDM requires suppliers to provide product data in a predefined format aligned with your attribute model and business rules.

SDM helps maintain data quality by:

• Defining required attributes and acceptable value formats
• Automatically validating data for completeness and accuracy
• Flagging errors or missing information in real time
• Preventing non-compliant data from being submitted
• Tracking supplier submissions and approval workflows

This approach improves data quality at the source before information reaches your Product Information Management (PIM) system or downstream sales channels.

Akeneo SDM reduces onboarding time by standardizing how suppliers submit product information and automating validation before data enters your PIM system.

Traditional supplier onboarding often involves spreadsheets, email back-and-forth, and manual data cleanup, all of which delay product launches.

Akeneo SDM accelerates the process by enabling businesses to:

• Provide suppliers with structured data templates
• Define required attributes and validation rules upfront
• Collect product information through a centralized supplier portal
• Automatically flag errors or incomplete submissions
• Approve and import validated data directly into Akeneo

Because data quality is enforced at the point of submission, teams spend less time correcting errors and chasing missing information. The result is faster supplier onboarding, quicker product availability, and reduced operational bottlenecks.

Yes. Suppliers can enrich and update product information directly within Akeneo Supplier Data Manager (SDM) through a structured, guided portal.

SDM provides suppliers with controlled access to submit and enhance product data based on predefined attribute requirements and business rules. Instead of sending spreadsheets back and forth, suppliers can enter information directly into standardized templates aligned with your PIM model.

Within SDM, suppliers can:

• Complete required product attributes
• Upload digital assets such as images or documents
• Update specifications or certifications
• Respond to validation errors in real time
• Revise submissions based on feedback

All submissions are validated and routed through approval workflows before being integrated into Akeneo Product Cloud.